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Early Measurement of Time Introduction of Standard Time in the UK Introduction of Standard Time in the USA Introduction of Time Zones The Beginning of DST This idea was advocated by London builder Sir William Willet (1857-1915), in his pamphlet "Waste of Daylight" in 1907 (after almost 23 years). He proposed to increase 20 minutes forward on four Sundays in April, and decrease 20 minutes on four Sunday in September. He continued to lobby his idea spending a lots of money. His efforts produced fruits and in 1909, Sir Robert Pearce tried to introduce the Bill in House of Commons, but could not get support. Following Germany, Britain passed an Act on May 17, 1916, and Willet's scheme of adding 80 minutes in four separate steps was implemented from May 21, 1916. But many organizations were not following it. Confusion was more in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1925, it was officially approved that Summertime should begin on the 3rd Saturday in April or one week earlier if that day was Easter Day; and it should end on the 1st Sunday of October. But its benefits were not recognized until World War II when the clocks were put 2 hours ahead of the GMT during the Summer - and this became known as Double Summer Time. During the War, clocks were only 1 hour ahead throughout the Winter. Germany and Austria began their DST from April 30, 1916, at 11.00 pm by advancing the clock until next October. Other European countries - Denmark, Italy, France, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Turkey and Tasmania. Two Canadian states - Manitoba and Nova Scotia also started it on May 21, 1916. In 1917, Australia and Newfoundland (June 17, 1917) also started it. The US first adopted its daylight-saving time In 1918, in the same act that created standard time zones, in an effort to save energy during World War I. It didn't prove popular, and, as a result, it was repealed the following year. Thus the DST has been in use in the US and other countries since World War I, but it was not adopted formally until March 19, 1918 when a law was enacted. This law established standard Time Zones and Summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918. First it was observed for 7 months in 1918 and 1919, but then it had to be reverted and it still remained only a local option in some stats - Massachusetts, Rhode Island and some cities - Philadelphia, New York and Chicago. During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt started DST for the whole year from February 2, 1942 to September 30, 1945. But again from 1945 to 1966, there was no Federal law regarding this. Then President Nixon signed a law regarding this Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973. Then beginning from January 6, 1974, the clocks were set ahead for a 15-month period through April 27, 1975. The Uniform Time Act in the US The Federal Law was amended in 1986 to begin DST on the 1st Sunday in April, at 2.00 am and ended at 2.00 am on the last Sunday of October. And now the Energy Policy Act of
2005 extended the DST in the US, beginning from 2007, the time (Excludes Saskatchewan in Canada, and Hawaii, most of Arizona, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in the US) Why At All Switch the Time? OBSERVANCE OF DST IN OTHER COUNTRIES IS HIGHLY VARIABLE Today almost 70 countries observe DST either throughout the country or in a part. India, China and Japan are the only countries which do not observe this.
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